If all the apps will be VFP-written, i would go with Web Services ( even also if some clients, like the HQ or the warehouse are not in VFP ). I just finished an online reservation system that makes extensive use of Web Services written in VFP, and this was very easy to implement and works great.

Jaime


>Hi,
>I am working on a electrical chain shop project. I would liek to get some ideas from yuo all.. please advise.
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>1. Outlet sell items.
>2. If outlet doesn't have the stock, it will request warehouse to deliver the item. Then, outlet should able to check the "real time" warehouse stock status.
>3. Warehouse will deliver the item after receive the delivery request from outlet. Once delivered, warehouse will send back the acknoledgement and the payment received from customer to outlet.
>4. HQ will do all of rest job such as stock adjustment, stock in, transfer adn etc for outlet and warehouse.
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>Do you think, should I implement it fully online or partial online (only upload the transactions intervally) ? Which is easier and less complexity?
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>1. The outlet may need to know the "real time" warehouse's stock status.
>2. Outlet may only need to upload their sales records by batch.
>3. HQ may upload outlets' stock adjustment, transfer and etc by batch.
>4. HQ, warehouse, and outlet want to have a local copy of it's own data.
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>Do you think, i should place all of the database/tables in web hosting too?
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>What if, I have desktop application as usual, then upload all updated data to web host after a period of time?
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>Do you think web services is the right way to go, or I upload the table to web host and then run ASP that will update the uploaded data?
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>
>Please advise anything that you feel i should consider on.
>Please don't hestitate to let me knwo if you need further info.
>Thank you very much